On Saturday, April 27th, 2019 Branches celebrated its 16th Annual Black Tie & Blue Jeans Benefit Dinner and Auction at the JW Marriott Marquis. Over 500 guests attended and helped raise over $400,000 for Branches’ programs which provide services and life-changing opportunities to help working families and their children break the cycle of generational […]
Sponsorship Opportunities are available for 2019! Click here for more details. Purchase your ticket TODAY!! To organize a Back to School Supply Drive, please click here. For any questions, please contact Renee Johnson at rjohnson@branchesfl.org or 305-442-8306 x1010 ________________________________________________________________________________ On August 9, 2018, over 100 guests attended Branches’ 2nd Annual Back to School Bash and mixed, […]
When Branches began its Thanksgiving Meal Delivery program in 2001, Branches and a few dozen volunteers delivered over 600 meals. In 2018, more than 800 volunteers came together at seven sites to cook, package and deliver over 4,500 meals to individuals and families in need. Most importantly, each delivery included a large tri-lingual pamphlet which included information about available programs at Branches and other […]
Branches once again celebrated and honored Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 21st, 2019 through a day of community service at all three Branches sites in Florida City, South Miami and North Miami. Branches Florida City celebrated its 9th Annual “Florida City, Love Yourself” MLK Day of Service on January 21st as dozens of volunteers came together to beautify the Florida City community, including painting, […]
On September 20, 2016, employees from all over South Florida came together to celebrate their annual Aramark Building Community Day (ABC Day) and gathered together in South Dade to beautify the Trish and Dan Bell Family Branches Center – Florida City Campus. ABC Day is Aramark’s global day of service. In communities around the world, thousands […]
On Memorial Day Weekend 2015, over 100 volunteers came together to build a new playground for Branches Florida City exactly five years to the day after the disastrous fire destroyed the former play space in 2010. Thanks to hundreds of generous donors, Branches was able to raise over $3 million and build a brand new 11,000 […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Grand Opening Celebration of this beautiful new facility! A huge thank you to all our top donors for making this dream a reality: Trish and Dan Bell, Himan Brown Charitable Trust, Sandy and Rod Bell, Patrick P. Lee Foundation, Ocean Reef Community Foundation, Helen’s Hope Foundation, […]
Thank you to the 150+ volunteers who helped to build a brand-new KaBOOM Playground on Friday, September 19th, 2014! Thanks to the generous sponsor, The Walt Disney Company/ESPN, the children and youth at the Trish and Dan Bell Family Branches Center – Lakeview Campus can now enjoy a safe, fun and unique play space for many years to come. A […]
On March 11, 2014, the Miami HEAT unveiled its 13th Miami HEAT Learn & Play Center at Branches Lakeview. HEAT players Michael Beasley and Greg Oden led a host of dignitaries alongside presenting sponsor and longtime HEAT community partner Florida Blue to unveil the newly renovated reading room and computer lab. The space was transformed and […]
